July 2017

Pervert that groomed schoolgirls for sex is jailed

A serial sexual predator that believed he was grooming a 12-year-old girl for sex has been jailed.

Asda worker Domenyk Hargreaves, of Leeds appeared at Leeds Crown Court where he pleaded guilty to: 

• Eight counts of inciting a child under 13 to perform a sex act

• One count of attempting to meet a child under 13 following sexual grooming

• One count of attempting to meet a child under 16 for sexual activity

The court was told that in February this year, Hargreaves contacted a decoy from online child protection team the ‘Hunted One’

He believed he was talking to a 12-year-old girl

Hargreaves quickly turned the conversation sexual. Explicit remarks were made which encouraged the ‘girl’ to play with herself and to introduce her friend

After four months of contact and hundreds of messages were exchanged, Hargreaves organised to meet up. When he arrived, he was met by the ‘Hunted One’ who called the police who arrested him

Whilst on bail, Hargreaves continued to look for girls online, and was caught again attempting to groom a 14-year-old girl for sex.

Hargreaves admitted that in the past he had groomed numerous ‘real children’ online.

Hargreaves was sentenced to 28 months imprisonment

The judge told him that he must register as a sex offender for 10-years